2015–16 Bundesliga

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The 2015–16 Bundesliga was the 53rd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. The season started on 14 August 2015 and ended on 14 May 2016.[2] Bayern Munich were the defending champions, after winning their 24th Bundesliga title and 25th German championship overall in the previous season.

Season2015–16
Dates14 August 2015 – 14 May 2016
ChampionsBayern Munich
25th Bundesliga title
26th German title
RelegatedVfB Stuttgart
Hannover 96
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Bundesliga
Season2015–16
Dates14 August 2015 – 14 May 2016
ChampionsBayern Munich
25th Bundesliga title
26th German title
RelegatedVfB Stuttgart
Hannover 96
Champions LeagueBayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
Bayer Leverkusen
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Europa LeagueSchalke 04
Mainz 05
Hertha BSC
Matches306
Goals866 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(30 goals)
Biggest home winVfL Wolfsburg 6–0 Werder Bremen
Biggest away winEintracht Frankfurt 1–5 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Darmstadt 98 0–4 Hertha BSC
Highest scoringEintracht Frankfurt 6–2 1. FC Köln
Werder Bremen 6–2 VfB Stuttgart
Longest winning run10 matches[1]
Bayern Munich
Longest unbeaten run15 matches[1]
Borussia Dortmund
Longest winless run9 matches[1]
VfB Stuttgart
Longest losing run8 matches[1]
Hannover 96
Highest attendance81,359[1]
Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
(15 August 2015)
Lowest attendance13,500[1]
FC Ingolstadt 1–0 Mainz 05
Average attendance43,309
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Bayern Munich won the 2015–16 title in the second-last round on 7 May 2016, thereby becoming the first club in the history of the Bundesliga and the German football championship to win four consecutive championships.[3]

Teams

Locations of the 2015–16 Bundesliga teams

A total of 18 teams were participating in this year's edition of the Bundesliga. Of these, 15 sides qualified directly from the 2014–15 season and the two sides were directly promoted from the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga season: FC Ingolstadt, the champions, and Darmstadt 98, the runners-up. The final participant was decided by a two-legged play-off, in which the 16th-placed Bundesliga club, Hamburger SV, defeated the third-place finisher in the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK ARENA 30,660
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,359 [4]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Stadion im Borussia-Park 54,010
Darmstadt 98 Darmstadt Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor 17,000
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena 51,500
Hamburger SV Hamburg Volksparkstadion 57,000
Hannover 96 Hanover HDI-Arena 49,000
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,475
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena 30,150
FC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Audi Sportpark 15,000
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieSTADION 50,000
Mainz 05 Mainz Coface Arena 34,000
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 62,271 [5]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,441
Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion 42,100 [6][7]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000
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Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Ref.
FC Augsburg Germany Markus Weinzierl Netherlands Paul Verhaegh Nike WWK [8][9][10]
Bayer Leverkusen Germany Roger Schmidt Germany Lars Bender Adidas LG Electronics [8][9][10]
Bayern Munich Spain Pep Guardiola Germany Philipp Lahm Adidas Deutsche Telekom [8][9][10]
Borussia Dortmund Germany Thomas Tuchel Germany Mats Hummels Puma Evonik [8][9][10]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany André Schubert Switzerland Granit Xhaka Kappa Postbank [8][9][10]
Darmstadt 98 Germany Dirk Schuster Turkey Aytaç Sulu Jako Software AG [8][9][10]
Eintracht Frankfurt Croatia Niko Kovač Germany Alexander Meier Nike Alfa Romeo [8][9][10]
Hamburger SV Germany Bruno Labbadia Switzerland Johan Djourou Adidas Fly Emirates [8][9][10]
Hannover 96 Germany Daniel Stendel Germany Christian Schulz Jako Heinz von Heiden [8][9][10]
Hertha BSC Hungary Pál Dárdai Switzerland Fabian Lustenberger Nike bet-at-home.com [8][9][10]
1899 Hoffenheim Germany Julian Nagelsmann Switzerland Pirmin Schwegler Lotto SAP [8][9][10]
FC Ingolstadt Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl Cameroon Marvin Matip Adidas Media Markt [8][9][10]
1. FC Köln Austria Peter Stöger Germany Matthias Lehmann Erima REWE [8][9][10]
Mainz 05 Switzerland Martin Schmidt Austria Julian Baumgartlinger Lotto Kömmerling [8][9][10]
Schalke 04 Germany André Breitenreiter Germany Benedikt Höwedes Adidas Gazprom [8][9][10]
VfB Stuttgart Germany Jürgen Kramny Germany Christian Gentner Puma Mercedes-Benz Bank [8][9][10]
Werder Bremen Ukraine Viktor Skrypnyk Germany Clemens Fritz Nike Wiesenhof [8][9][10]
VfL Wolfsburg Germany Dieter Hecking Switzerland Diego Benaglio Kappa Volkswagen [8][9][10]
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Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Borussia Dortmund Germany Jürgen Klopp Resigned 15 April 2015 30 June 2015 Pre-season Germany Thomas Tuchel 19 April 2015 1 July 2015 [11][12]
VfB Stuttgart Netherlands Huub Stevens End of contract 24 May 2015 Germany Alexander Zorniger 25 May 2015 [13][14]
Schalke 04 Italy Roberto Di Matteo Resigned 26 May 2015 Germany André Breitenreiter 12 June 2015 [15][16]
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Thomas Schaaf Germany Armin Veh 14 June 2015 [17][18]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Switzerland Lucien Favre 20 September 2015 18th Germany André Schubert[a] 21 September 2015 [19][20]
1899 Hoffenheim Germany Markus Gisdol Sacked 26 October 2015 17th Netherlands Huub Stevens 26 October 2015 [21]
VfB Stuttgart Germany Alexander Zorniger Sacked 24 November 2015 16th Germany Jürgen Kramny 24 November 2015 [22]
Hannover 96 Germany Michael Frontzeck Resigned 21 December 2015 17th Germany Thomas Schaaf 28 December 2015 4 January 2016 [23][24]
1899 Hoffenheim Netherlands Huub Stevens 10 February 2016 Germany Julian Nagelsmann 11 February 2016 [25][26]
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Armin Veh Sacked 6 March 2016 16th Croatia Niko Kovač 8 March 2016 [27][28]
Hannover 96 Germany Thomas Schaaf 3 April 2016 18th Germany Daniel Stendel 3 April 2016 [29]
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  1. [a]
    Schubert was initially appointed as interim coach, but the move was made permanent on 13 November 2015.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 28 4 2 80 17 +63 88 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 24 6 4 82 34 +48 78
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 18 6 10 56 40 +16 60
4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 17 4 13 67 50 +17 55 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Schalke 04 34 15 7 12 51 49 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Mainz 05 34 14 8 12 46 42 +4 50
7 Hertha BSC 34 14 8 12 42 42 0 50 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
8 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 9 13 47 49 −2 45
9 1. FC Köln 34 10 13 11 38 42 −4 43
10 Hamburger SV 34 11 8 15 40 46 −6 41
11 FC Ingolstadt 34 10 10 14 33 42 −9 40
12 FC Augsburg 34 9 11 14 42 52 −10 38
13 Werder Bremen 34 10 8 16 50 65 −15 38
14 Darmstadt 98 34 9 11 14 38 53 −15 38
15 1899 Hoffenheim 34 9 10 15 39 54 −15 37
16 Eintracht Frankfurt (O) 34 9 9 16 34 52 −18 36 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 VfB Stuttgart (R) 34 9 6 19 50 75 −25 33 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 Hannover 96 (R) 34 7 4 23 31 62 −31 25
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Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-offs.[30]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Since the winners of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Mainz 05; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Hertha BSC.

Results

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Home \ Away FCA BSC SVW D98 BVB SGE HSV H96 TSG FCI KOE B04 M05 BMG FCB S04 VFB WOB
FC Augsburg — 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–0 3–3 3–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 0–0
Hertha BSC 0–0 — 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–4 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1
Werder Bremen 1–2 3–3 — 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–3 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 6–2 3–2
Darmstadt 98 2–2 0–4 2–1 — 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 0–1
Borussia Dortmund 5–1 3–1 3–2 2–2 — 4–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 3–2 4–1 5–1
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 6–2 1–3 2–1 1–5 0–0 0–0 2–4 3–2
Hamburger SV 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 — 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 3–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–1
Hannover 96 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–4 1–2 0–3 — 1–0 4–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 0–4
1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 — 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–3 1–2 1–4 2–2 1–0
FC Ingolstadt 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–3 0–0
1. FC Köln 0–1 0–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 — 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–1
Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 2–1 1–4 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 1–2 — 1–0 5–0 0–0 1–1 4–3 3–0
Mainz 05 4–2 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 2–3 3–1 — 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–0 2–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–2 5–0 5–1 3–2 1–3 3–0 0–3 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 — 3–1 3–1 4–0 2–0
Bayern Munich 2–1 2–0 5–0 3–1 5–1 1–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 — 3–0 4–0 5–1
Schalke 04 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–3 — 1–1 3–0
VfB Stuttgart 0–4 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–4 2–1 1–2 5–1 1–0 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–1 — 3–1
VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 2–0 6–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 3–1 —
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Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The team which finished 16th faced the third-placed 2015–16 2. Bundesliga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn entry into the 2016–17 Bundesliga.

First leg

More information Eintracht Frankfurt, 1–1 ...
Eintracht Frankfurt1–11. FC Nürnberg
Gaćinović 65' Report Russ 42' (o.g.)
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Attendance: 51,500
Eintracht Frankfurt
1. FC Nürnberg
GK1Finland Lukáš Hrádecký
RB22United States Timothy Chandler
CB19Argentina David Abraham
CB4Germany Marco Russ (c)Yellow card 56'
LB6Germany Bastian Oczipka
CM20Japan Makoto Hasebe
CM8Hungary Szabolcs Huszti
RW16Germany Stefan Aignerdownward-facing red arrow 61'
AM14Germany Alexander Meierdownward-facing red arrow 70'
LW11Serbia Mijat Gaćinovićdownward-facing red arrow 84'
CF9Switzerland Haris Seferovic
Substitutes:
GK13Austria Heinz Lindner
DF2Germany Yanni Regäsel
DF5Peru Carlos Zambrano
MF21Germany Marc Stenderaupward-facing green arrow 70'
MF27Serbia Aleksandar Ignjovski
MF32Tunisia Änis Ben-Hatiraupward-facing green arrow 61'
FW30Netherlands Luc Castaignosupward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Croatia Niko Kovač
GK1Germany Raphael SchäferYellow card 57'
RB2Slovenia Mišo Brečko (c)
CB33Austria Georg Margreitter
CB4Netherlands Dave Bulthuis
LB6Romania László Sepsi
RM17Germany Sebastian Kerkdownward-facing red arrow 74'
CM31Czech Republic Ondřej Petrák
CM18Germany Hanno Behrens
LM23Germany Tim Leibolddownward-facing red arrow 89'
CF24Germany Niclas Füllkrugdownward-facing red arrow 85'
CF9Austria Guido Burgstaller
Substitutes:
GK22Germany Patrick Rakovsky
DF3Norway Even Hovlandupward-facing green arrow 85'
DF28Germany Lukas Mühl
MF14Germany Kevin Möhwald
MF19Iceland Rúrik Gíslasonupward-facing green arrow 89'
FW7Germany Danny Blumupward-facing green arrow 74'
FW36Germany Cedric Teuchert
Manager:
Switzerland René Weiler

Assistant referees:
Florian Heft (Neuenkirchen)
Jan Seidel (Oberkrämer)
Fourth official:
Bibiana Steinhaus (Hanover)

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg

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1. FC Nürnberg0–1Eintracht Frankfurt
Report Seferovic 66'
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Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)
1. FC Nürnberg
Eintracht Frankfurt
GK1Germany Raphael Schäfer
RB2Slovenia Mišo Brečko (c)Yellow card 72'
CB33Austria Georg Margreitter
CB4Netherlands Dave Bulthuis
LB6Romania László Sepsidownward-facing red arrow 84'
RM17Germany Sebastian KerkYellow card 56'downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM31Czech Republic Ondřej Petrákdownward-facing red arrow 74'
CM18Germany Hanno Behrens
LM23Germany Tim Leibold
CF9Austria Guido BurgstallerYellow card 90+2'
CF24Germany Niclas Füllkrug
Substitutes:
GK22Germany Patrick Rakovsky
DF3Norway Even Hovlandupward-facing green arrow 84'
DF28Germany Lukas Mühl
MF14Germany Kevin Möhwald
MF19Iceland Rúrik Gíslasonupward-facing green arrow 74'
FW7Germany Danny Blumupward-facing green arrow 74'
FW36Germany Cedric Teuchert
Manager:
Switzerland René Weiler
GK1Finland Lukáš HrádeckýYellow card 90+1'
RB22United States Timothy Chandlerdownward-facing red arrow 69'
CB5Peru Carlos Zambrano (c)
CB19Argentina David AbrahamYellow card 90+4'
LB6Germany Bastian OczipkaYellow card 24'
CM20Japan Makoto Hasebe
CM8Hungary Szabolcs Huszti
RW32Tunisia Änis Ben-Hatiradownward-facing red arrow 58'
AM21Germany Marc Stenderadownward-facing red arrow 11'
LW11Serbia Mijat Gaćinović
CF9Switzerland Haris SeferovicYellow card 76'
Substitutes:
GK13Austria Heinz Lindner
DF2Germany Yanni Regäsel
MF10Mexico Marco FabiánYellow card 51'upward-facing green arrow 11'
MF16Germany Stefan Aigner
MF27Serbia Aleksandar Ignjovskiupward-facing green arrow 69'
FW14Germany Alexander Meierupward-facing green arrow 58'
FW30Netherlands Luc Castaignos
Manager:
Croatia Niko Kovač

Assistant referees:
Tobias Christ (Münchweiler an der Rodalb)
Arne Aarnink (Nordhorn)
Fourth official:
Bastian Dankert (Rostock)

Match rules:

Eintracht Frankfurt won 2–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

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Awards

Player of the Month

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Month Player Team Ref.
August Brazil Douglas Costa Bayern Munich [32]
September Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [33]
October Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund [34]
November Mexico Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen [35]
December Mexico Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen [36]
January Mexico Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen [37]
February Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [38]
March Germany André Schürrle VfL Wolfsburg [39]
April Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan Borussia Dortmund [40]
May Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [41]
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Attendances

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RankTeamHome gamesAverage attendance[42]
1Borussia Dortmund1781,178
2Bayern München1775,000
3Schalke 041761,386
4Hamburger SV1753,700
5VfB Stuttgart1751,983
6Borussia Mönchengladbach1751,715
7Hertha BSC1749,704
81. FC Köln1748,676
9Eintracht Frankfurt1746,676
10Hannover 961741,246
11Werder Bremen1740,935
12Mainz 051731,053
13Bayer Leverkusen1729,085
14FC Augsburg1729,017
15VfL Wolfsburg1728,945
16TSG Hoffenheim1727,615
17Darmstadt 981716,647
18FC Ingolstadt1714,834
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